Hardware Requirements
Archive Nodes
Archive Nodes store the full history of the blockchain from the genesis block. Archive nodes are critical for decentralisation and can be used in development environments or by operators who need access to the complete network history.
CPU Cores
12
16
RAM
10 GB
24 GB
Storage
SSD 1 TB
NVMe 4 TB
Network
Stable 125MB/s
Stable >500MB/s
Full Nodes
Full nodes store the headers and bodies of all blocks since genesis, but do not retain all historical state changes—they only keep the latest state snapshot, with older states pruned.
CPU Cores
4
8
RAM
8 GB
16 GB
Storage
SSD 240 GB
NVME 1 TB
Network
Stable 100MB/s
Stable >100MB/s
Light Nodes
Light nodes store only the block headers without the transaction data or state. They are suitable for low‑resource devices that still need to participate in the network and access key information.
CPU Cores
2
4
RAM
2 GB
8 GB
Storage
HDD 1 GB
SSD >240GB
Network
Stable 10MB/s
Stable >10MB/s
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